Liberia: Government Officials Must Go Beyond Public Confessions and Match Deeds With Words

ON THURSDAY, THOUSANDS of Liberians–predominantly women and youth–braved the rain and took to the streets of Monrovia in a powerful show of collective anger and desperation. Their destination was Capitol Hill, the seat of the national government, where they delivered a petition demanding urgent action against the drug crisis devastating the nation.

THE PROTEST, ORGANIZED by Concerned Liberians Against Drug Abuse, brought together citizens from all walks of life, united in a call for tougher…